Most overrated set?

[lugiaslair249]

Despite growing up with it, Jungle. Too many bugs.

[merciersj]

@smpratte

Legendary collection. Not a single unique art in the entire set.

Came here to say this. If I wanted the artwork, I’d buy the sets it originally came from. If I wanted the holo patterns, I’d buy some Pokemon stickers. Nothing good in this set.

[papafrankgod]

@smpratte

Legendary collection. Not a single unique art in the entire set.

I agree but at least the reverse holos are unique and beautiful. It could be worst, like…Base 2

[ricdez]

@Cerulean

@23lugia23

I’d say these two wotc sets(if we’re talking about artwork when it comes to holos since they’re the most hyped cards) are overrated because pretty much anything labeled ‘wotc’ gets fawned over by a majority of the community. I still think they’re good sets on their own but don’t live up to the ‘wotc’ hype

Team rocket ~ pretty much carried by dark Charizard and dark blastoise, not including dark dragonite because I don’t think the art is actually all that good(light dragonite is way more appealing imo), the rest of the set is pretty meh

Gym heroes ~ Id say I like Erika’s Dragonair, Rockets scyther, Sabrina’s gengar, and both moltres are decent, but the rest of the set is average

The rest of the wotc sets are pretty great to me, whether we’re talking about them individually or under the label ‘wotc’

And if we’re talking about prices, obviously Skyridge sealed makes no sense in regards to the prices of the cards, but everyone knows that lol

I actually think the Team Rocket set has some of the best artwork in the game. Dark Magneton is one of the most beautiful cards in the TCG, in my opinion, and some of the non-holos like Dark Rapidash, Dark Dragonair and Dark Charmeleon are gorgeous.

What I think holds it back for many collectors (other than the fact that it represented the first time we didn’t see rookie cards) is that a lot of the holo cards in the set are of unpopular Pokemon (Weezing, Vileplume, Hypno, Golbat, Dugtrio, etc.).

Funny enough, I think Dark Charizard is actually one of the weakest artworks in the set.

I agree with your point on some of the best artwork in the game ,especially with some of the non-holo’s like Dark Eveeloutions, Dark Machoke, Abra, Dark Primeape, Dark Charmeleon, Dark Rapidash, Dark Golduck, and all the trainers.

Most overrated set IMO is Neo Destiny. The shinings are super OR.

[cross]

4 months ago the answer would be hidden fates (rip the guy that paid 10,000 for the black label), but currently I think that Black and White are fairly over hyped among their collectors. The cards feel like actual garbage and a lot of the artwork hurts me to look at.

[azulryu]

Skyridge. Honestly, I think the other E-series cards generally have better artwork overall (with exception to the Crystal cards). I’m also disappointed by the Anniversary set where they didn’t re-release certain cards with a Holo/Reverse Holo artwork (so badly wanted that Holo old-school Base Dragonair).

[xzini]

Base Set definitely. I think @fourthstartcg summed it up very well.

[acebren]

Anyone born after 1993 are not eligible to say base set, thank you for your cooperation.

[xzini]

@acebren

Anyone born after 1993 are not eligible to say base set, thank you for your cooperation.

I was born in 1992

[acebren]

@EnlightenedBulbasaur

@fourthstartcg

Overrated in terms of a set that most people hype up but doesn’t live up to it…I’d have to say Base Set. Obviously it’s incredibly influential and iconic but when you get down to it there really isn’t much there besides the big 3 holos. Overall the artwork is not very good even compared to later WOTC sets, there are some great cards like Dragonair but I feel most of the enjoyment we get from Base isn’t from the cards and the artwork, it’s the idea of the first Pokemon card set. That still makes it a great set, but there’s a big disconnect between what people hype up Base as and what it actually offers.

It’s okay to be wrong.

@xzini

@acebren

Anyone born after 1993 are not eligible to say base set, thank you for your cooperation.

I was born in 1992

then refer to above

[dizzylochs]

All in all I think sets are rated quite accurately

[null_user]

@cosdis

Skyridge, e-Reader cards does not look good.

I can always tell that these “lol ereader overrated bad art bad sets!” comments come from people who
A. Have never owned these cards
B. Have clearly never even google searched these cards
C. Just ride the anti-hype train
D. All of the above

[fourthstartcg]

I love the salt in this thread, fight everyone fight

[null_user]

@fourthstartcg

I love the salt in this thread, fight everyone fight

I will fight anyone on ereader art lol. God forbid pokemon cards deviate from their normal borders

[craz]

@23lugia23

@fourthstartcg

I love the salt in this thread, fight everyone fight

I will fight anyone on ereader art lol. God forbid pokemon cards deviate from their normal borders

I’m with you on this one. Love the e-reader boarders on the holo cards. Just check out the holo lines going on in the boarders on the crystal cards you posted. What’s not to love? You forgot to post the beauty of the crystal Nidoking though. One of my favourite crystals

[craz]

Also, speaking of overrated sets. I think the whole Neo era was pretty great but no doubt Destiny is way overhyped because of the shining cards. I think the artworks (and might be a small detail but also the set symbols) are much better on the other Neo sets. Genesis and Discovery receive too little love.

[mtajaj32]

Before saying this, I just want to clarify that I grew up on the Pokemon TCG and I love every set from the first three generations.

But Jungle and Fossil, which seem to be exploding in price right now, are easily the most overrated for me. Jungle especially. Art-wise, they are relatively plain and lack a lot of character. There are some standouts, like Jungle Exeggutor, Jungle Flareon, Fossil Moltres, and Fossil Dragonite just to name a few. But a lot of these cards lack “pop”. They just kind of blend into the rest of the card. I’m thinking along the lines of Jungle Dodrio and Exeggcute, and Fossil Arbok and Shellder, just to name a few. They are very muted cards with not much in terms of detail/background. Just doesn’t suit my tastes. Money-wise, these cards were printed to death. Look up any 1st edition Holo from these sets and you’re bound to find a few dozen on eBay at a minimum at any given time. The same can’t be said for most other WotC sets. They lack the same nostalgia/original factor as Base Set, and they don’t possess the same elusivitity (relatively speaking) of other later WotC sets.

[gottaketchumall]

@muk

Highly unpopular opinion incoming: Every 1st Edition set except Base. You pay 3x to 4x the price to get literally the same card with a stamp of debatable aestethic.

I’ll see myself out.

Read thread title, came here to post this. Was shocked to see it on page 1.

Did not expect to see this opinion. IMO the only reason base gets a pass is because of the shadowless to shadowed variant. I wish they did something similar and more noteworthy of a change between 1ed and unl than a stupid stamp. For viewing pleasure I honestly prefer the cleaner look of unlimited cards.

[deltazero]

@acebren

Anyone born after 1993 are not eligible to say base set, thank you for your cooperation.

lol. Why 1993 specifically? Also, are you including people born during 1993?

[deltazero]

@sherbert13

@missingno

Yeah those

WOTC was my childhood but I’ve grown to really like the ex series, especially team rocket returns

Team Rocket Returns is such a delightful set. I really wish my young self was still collecting when that set came out.